Reports

Press Release No:122 WASHINGTON, November 20, 2007 - The World Bank has offered up to US$250 million in the aftermath of Cyclone Sidr to help millions of Bangladeshis recover and to strengthen the country’s disaster mitigation systems. “This…

The European Commission is launching a second humanitarian decision for €5 million to help victims of Cyclone Sidr that struck Bangladesh last Thursday. The proposed new emergency funding comes on top of €1.5 million in fast-track aid allocated on Friday…

Three million people affected, over 270,000 houses destroyed, the need is enormous Oxfam today launches a Bangladesh Cyclone appeal, calling on the British public to donate £2m for the cyclone stricken area. The appeal comes as the scale of devastation and…

Four days after Cyclone Sidr tore through the southern coast of Bangladesh, government sources have confirmed that 2,471 have died so far. There are fears that this figure will rise as it may take several days to determine the…

UNICEF IS SUPPORTING THE NATIONAL RESPONSE TO THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND WOMEN IN THE AREAS OF HEALTH, WATER AND SANITATION, EDUCATION, NUTRITION AND CHILD PROTECTION 1. CRITICAL ISSUES FOR CHILDREN Cyclone Sidr hit Bangladesh on the evening of 15 November.…

Children in Bangladesh need urgent help after surviving the worst cyclone to hit the country in the past decade, according to Save the Children's emergency team on the ground. The aid agency is today (Monday) launching an emergency appeal to…

The Australian Government will provide $3 million towards emergency relief and recovery efforts in communities along Bangladesh's southern coastline affected by Cyclone Sidr. The cyclone has affected nearly 2.75 million people and latest reports from the Government of Bangladesh indicate that…

The Estonian Foreign Ministry is supporting the coastal inhabitants of Bangladesh that were affected by Cyclone Sidr with 500, 000 kroons through the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). The contributions were allocated from the Foreign…

In view of the scale of devastation caused by Cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh, the Federal Foreign Office today (19 November) once again doubled Germany's emergency humanitarian aid to now 1 million euro. These funds will be channelled to German…

Rome, November 19 2007 - Deputy Premier and Minister for Foreign Affairs Massimo D'Alema arranged today, through the foreign ministry's Directorate General for Development Cooperation, for the despatch of additional humanitarian aid to the populations of Bangladesh hit by hurricane…